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In Venezuela composer Antonio Estévez’s “Cantata Criolla,” a song contest between a macho Venezuelan troubadour and the devil leads to the spiritual ecstasy of exorcism.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
A 2025 report by the Venezuelan chapter of anti-corruption NGO Transparency International estimated that armed groups "linked to the authorities" control 20 percent of Venezuela's annual gold production.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
But she has also clashed with producers and correspondents over the handling of stories such as Alfonsi’s report on the Trump administration’s use of harsh El Salvador prisons to hold undocumented Venezuelan migrants.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
In December, Alfonsi challenged Weiss’s decision to hold a “60 Minutes” segment on an El Salvador maximum-security prison where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants, including alleged gang members.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Martin had the Venezuelan pox, they told the Irish girl, caught from a tainted bag of feed, and the doctor forbid anyone to enter the house until it had run its course.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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